Interesting article titled “Hey – Wanna Live Forever?” in Elle Magazine on the impact of Nobel Prize-winning research on lengthening the human lifespan.

The article discusses the development of TA-65, a natural product derived from the Chinese herb Astragalus, and how it has been shown to activate the enzyme telomerase, which protects telomeres in our body.

Telomeres are sequences of DNA, located at the ends of all chromosomes, which serve as cellular clocks of aging.  Every time a cell divides, telomeres shorten until they become critically short, and the cell either stops functioning properly or dies.  By activating a gene that is normally turned off, TA-65 has been shown to activate the enzyme telomerase.  Telomerase has the unique ability to restore telomere length and is so important that its discovery won the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 2009.

Study findings suggest that restoring telomere length can improve certain immune system measures, apparently improve eyesight, apparently improve certain sexual function measures, and apparently improve certain skin properties.

TA-65 is available only through licensed physicians.  Dr. Lox was the second physician in Florida licensed to prescribe TA‑65. 

Click here to read the article.

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